Hans Verhulst

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Transformer station in the Marnixstraat in Amsterdam with the wall sculpture Energie en tijd by Verhulst from 1962
Energie en tijd (1962)

Hans (Johannes Petrus Charles) Verhulst (born September 9, 1921 in Steenbergen , Netherlands ; † 2005 ) was a Dutch sculptor and graphic artist .

life and work

In 1950, Verhulst met the sculptors Wessel Couzijn , Carel Kneulman , Shinkichi Tajiri and Ben Guntenaar , who formed the group of sculptors Groep Amsterdam .

In Amsterdam you can find his sculpture Energie en tijd ((Electrical) Energy and Time), a wall sculpture from 1962 at the transformer station on Marnixstraat. Another work by Verhulst is a sculpture from 1954 at the former Rijksluchtvaartschool (Reich Aviation School), now the KLM Aviation Academy in Eelde .

In 1959, Verhulst took part in the St. Margarethen Sculpture Symposium in Austria and was one of the participants in the first European Sculptor Symposium with Karl Prantl .

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personal data
SURNAME Verhulst, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verhulst, Johannes Petrus Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch sculptor and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Steenbergen , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH 2005